Jean-Francois Lyotard quote

What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction.
Jean-Francois Lyotard
Jean-Francois Lyotard
Born: Aug 10, 1924
Died: Apr 21, 1998

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Losing, Old, New, Poles, Institutions, Parties, Attraction, Traditions, Historical, Professions

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